Lego Honors Paralympian Swimmers With Their Own Figures

September 14, 2016 7:53 PM

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Other commenters left overwhelmingly positive feedback, and some wondered where they could buy the minifigures. “Selling these figures can be a good way to raise funds for future support for Paralympic sportsmen and women! Nice one LEGO,” one commenter wrote.

Yip won the gold Sept. 10 in the women’s 100m backstroke - S2, a swimming event for people with a physical impairment. The victory made Yip, who has muscular dystrophy, Singapore’s first medal winner in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.